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Has anyone seen the entire Paul Vunak Series?
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Thanks gents. I just wondered about those other Vu vids, flashbacked to the days where we wanted all the FMA vids. I may try and check out the Dumog vid. I've heard Kina Mutai shows Vu practicing the art via attacking a raw piece of meat. Those at KFC might remember the "Kina Mutai" controversy a few months ago.
Blauer, man, I'm planning on getting maybe 2 more. What Blauer vids did you guys see? BTW, shipping is $12.
Oh yeah, coming soon. My reviews of Systema Gun Disarms and Dances W/ Navajas aka 'Sevillian Steel'.
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Blauer, man, I'm planning on getting maybe 2 more. What Blauer vids did you guys see? BTW, shipping is $12.
Oh yeah, coming soon. My reviews of Systema Gun Disarms and Dances W/ Navajas aka 'Sevillian Steel'.
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This is in no way meant to detract from Paul Vunak, who, after all, was the subject of this thread. But outside of magazine articles and MAVR reviews, I have no experience of him. But someone else has been mentioned on this thread
I do have experience with Tony Blauer. This year I finally took my own training in hand, decided on getting at least one set of videos, and based on MAVR chose Tony Blauer's. In fact, prior to sending off for them, I emailed him and asked his advice.
He answered the same day - with advice.
He answers all the important tactical questions himself (Which is not to say the one answered by his wife are unimportant; just not tactical! Whew! Don't want them mad at me.) and promptly.
He has various packages available. He keeps in touch with his customer base/students. So far, it's been a good experience for me.
www.tonyblauer.com is his address.
And no, I'm not getting a discount from him for posting this (Or am I, Tony?
)). I wish!
Sigh. More training; from non-telegraphic, natural positions, using submissive congruent language/behavior, interrupting the bad guy's patterns, cleaning his clock....
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I do have experience with Tony Blauer. This year I finally took my own training in hand, decided on getting at least one set of videos, and based on MAVR chose Tony Blauer's. In fact, prior to sending off for them, I emailed him and asked his advice.
He answered the same day - with advice.
He answers all the important tactical questions himself (Which is not to say the one answered by his wife are unimportant; just not tactical! Whew! Don't want them mad at me.) and promptly.
He has various packages available. He keeps in touch with his customer base/students. So far, it's been a good experience for me.
www.tonyblauer.com is his address.
And no, I'm not getting a discount from him for posting this (Or am I, Tony?
Sigh. More training; from non-telegraphic, natural positions, using submissive congruent language/behavior, interrupting the bad guy's patterns, cleaning his clock....
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I think James brings up something very interesting that I have thought for a long time, that Hubud is probably a more realistic, combative and effective approach to trapping. The bowtie approach is a bit complex, and if you want to see someone who has apparently pared that way of thinking down to the bare essentials and can make it work, check out Kelly Worden's Destroy, Trap, Lock.
James, I think we have the same "friend" who was involved with Vunak. Sounds very familiar.
James, I think we have the same "friend" who was involved with Vunak. Sounds very familiar.
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We might also mention that Tony Blauer is the host of the "Mental Edge" form at www.submissionfighting.com. Access through "the Underground"forum. Mr. Sonnon is one of the hosts of the sombo forum.
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Hello,
One note: most of Voo's vids are meant to be integrated, that is, he has a general strategy to a streetfight: use pananjakman kicks to enter into trapping to straight blast to HKE.
Also, I have a friend who learned some of Henry Leung's Fut sao WCK (Buddha Hand WCK) and one aspect of this style is very similar to the "chokepoints" Voo shows in the dumog vid. In FSWCK, it's called "chut sing kum na" (7 star chin na). It just goes to show you that the human body can only move in so many finite ways and to control it is also very finite. You say dumog, i say chut sing kum na
(sung to the tune of You say toe-mar-toe and I say toe-may-toe)
HTH.
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"...grappling happens. It just does." - Top Dog
One note: most of Voo's vids are meant to be integrated, that is, he has a general strategy to a streetfight: use pananjakman kicks to enter into trapping to straight blast to HKE.
Also, I have a friend who learned some of Henry Leung's Fut sao WCK (Buddha Hand WCK) and one aspect of this style is very similar to the "chokepoints" Voo shows in the dumog vid. In FSWCK, it's called "chut sing kum na" (7 star chin na). It just goes to show you that the human body can only move in so many finite ways and to control it is also very finite. You say dumog, i say chut sing kum na
HTH.
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"...grappling happens. It just does." - Top Dog
I have almost all of Vu's tapes including the entire Panther series to all of the Street fighter series except for Anatomy of a Street fight II and the Summit tapes. From each of his tapes I have learned something and if that knowledge saves my butt one day I consider it money well spent.
In the Street Fighter series Atributes III & IV are the best tapes that show Vu's "JKD Game Plan." Those two tapes IMHO put all the material of the Street Fighter series together. I loaned both these tapes to my training partner, who trains at the Princeton Academy of Martial Arts, and has never trained with Vu. He was very impressed at how Vu puts it all together. From the tapes and actually training with Vu I know he really stresses being able to flow from art to art and from range to range.
If anyone would like any info on the tapes I have I am more than happy to provide it.
Decado
In the Street Fighter series Atributes III & IV are the best tapes that show Vu's "JKD Game Plan." Those two tapes IMHO put all the material of the Street Fighter series together. I loaned both these tapes to my training partner, who trains at the Princeton Academy of Martial Arts, and has never trained with Vu. He was very impressed at how Vu puts it all together. From the tapes and actually training with Vu I know he really stresses being able to flow from art to art and from range to range.
If anyone would like any info on the tapes I have I am more than happy to provide it.
Decado